I would goto the barber every other saturday and say use the #2 clipper. The biggest issue was waiting. At some point I realized I could do it myself and have been for years. Huge time and money saver.

I have extremely difficult to manage curly hair (the curls are not even on both sides of my head, for one), so I have never considered cutting it myself. My haircuts are just under $50 with tip, which I consider very reasonable for the skill required. I save by only having it cut every 2 years. I just got it cut this weekend and had them take off about 16" when pulled straight.

Family of 6 and the DW cuts everyones hair and has for years except twice a year she gets hers cleaned up a bit. Her and my daughter color their own hair. Cant even imaging how much I have saved over the years. Same Clippers as well to best of my knowledge. Great way to save $ thats for sure.

I haven't paid for a haircut since 1990, I did the math once about $10,000 saved. Clippers rock!

1992 for me - I was 12yo.Had just moved to Florida from Puerto Rico. Didn't know English. We were poor and it was 5 brothers. Needless to say the first weekend there my father got a set of clippers and we haven't looked back.

I can't even imagine how much money we all have saved over the last 25 years.

Long straight hair here. Been cutting it myself forever. In my case its easy - grow it long, chop it off at shoulder length, and donate to Locks for Love to make wigs for cancer patients. Only fancy thing I do that takes a bit of skill is long layered bangs.

Just FYI (in case it is important to you)- most of the wigs that Locks for Love makes don't go to cancer patients; the vast majority go to people with alopecia. (Cancer often causes short term hair loss, and Locks for Love makes wigs for those with long term or permanent hair loss only; though some go to cancer patients, depending on if they meet the criteria.)

Been cutting my own for 2 years and my son's for 1 year. The time saved and convenience is the big plus. The dollars saved is just gravy. The big breakthrough for me was that my youngest daughter let me cut her hair this last weekend. I must admit, I was a little nervous. May not get a repeat customer on that one!

We just started as a family cutting and coloring a few months ago. Never would have believed we would be doing this a few years ago. We bought a Wahl clipper set and a creaclip. There are so many good YouTube videos to watch! Also I realize that I now really pay attention to men's haircuts on the subway. I do DH & DS's hair and DH gives me and DD a cut and color. DH is still nervous when he does my hair and I have to remind him that I'm not going to complain no matter what and we can always go get it cut professionally if it comes out bad. We used to pay $115 for me monthly, $60 and $30 quarterly for DH and the kids.

Husband's been buzz cutting his hair for as long as I've known him - looks fabulous. We just tried cutting my long hair using the ponytail method (yay layers!), it worked out pretty well! I'd highly recommend it, with the time to make appointment, go to salon, wait for stylist, etc., doing at home is so much easier.

I cut DH's hair at home and I have no particular skills. We own clippers and scissors that we've had forever. About every six months or so he goes to a barber. In between, I just keep trimming whatever's growing. Works fine and he always looks presentable.

I've been cutting mine with the help of my wife for the past 3 years. I used to go to a barber shop, however got tired of waiting. One day, I walked into a barber shop, saw about 10 guys waiting and said screw it. Drove to Rite-Aid and purchased a set a Wahl hair cutting kit for $29.99 and went home to give it a try. With the help of my wife, we were able to achieve a decent cut. A few more times and results were perfect!! I usually cut the top with a #5 clip and fade the both sides with a #1 clip; the wife then fades the back part. Probably the best buy in terms of ROI.

Vicky, I'm female and I cut my own. I just chopped off 6-8" recently, love it. I don't bother with any tools besides scissors. Just chop chop, done. I imagine it helps that my hair is big and a touch wavy (forgiving). I've received lots of compliments.

My kid wanted to go to a pro. I told him he can spend his money to go to a pro, or I will use the clippers on him for free. He chooses the latter :)

any women cut their own hair? I'm very tempted but at the mo at an awkward, growing out layers just above shoulder phase.

I just use scissors too, shoulder length bob, takes under 5 mins to cut. My technique is to cut hair while it's wet, part down middle, and then trim back to front on each side, final check for evenness, and voila done!

It took me 5-6 tries to get the cut to come out perfectly (it turns out I look funny with a brush cut), but I can do a decent self haircut in 15 minutes now . . . so it's not just a money saver, it's a huge time saver as well.

I haven't paid for a haircut since 1990, I did the math once about $10,000 saved. Clippers rock!

Cool, that's +/- the time I started cutting my own as well. 25+ years of free haircuts, and I'm pretty good at it by now. Never bothered to calculate the cost savings, but I don't doubt it's many thousands.

I've also been cutting my boys' hair. We've had them done at places like Great Clips once or twice, and I've had to re-do their botched work each time.

Recently I bought a 4oz bottle of Wahl clipper oil on Amazon -- I figure that should last me until I'm bald. I was about to buy it for ~$6 when I noticed the exact same bottle was also sold in the 'Pet Supplies' section for $3. w00t.

I'd find it difficult to cut my own hair beyond trimming the front to keep it clear of my eyes, but around six years ago I took my husband up on a half-joking offer to cut my hair and I haven't been to a salon since. My hair is very straight and I wear it in a simple wash-and-leave style. My husband buzz-cuts his own hair and our adult son's, and while one of our girls is a proper hair person and spends a fortune on salons and home colouring and styling products the other is also happy to have her hair cut and clippered at home.

Nobody has ever told me to my face that my hair looks dreadful, or slipped a salon business card into my hand.

Hard with usenames to know genders and not read through all the posts, ...

any women cut their own hair? I'm very tempted but at the mo at an awkward, growing out layers just above shoulder phase.

any tips?

Vicky

I cut my own hair, but it's not easy. I have a few videos I've bookmarked on youtube and I watch them every time I get ready to cut to refresh. It takes me like 45 min, and I cut dry so the bathroom is a disaster afterwards. I have long wavy hair with layers so I have some margin of error but it never looks as good as a salon cut. I try to go to a professional once a year or so and then keep it up myself in the meantime. It's worth the savings but I wouldn't recommend if you are a perfectionist.

Hard with usenames to know genders and not read through all the posts, ...

any women cut their own hair? I'm very tempted but at the mo at an awkward, growing out layers just above shoulder phase.

any tips?

Vicky

I'm a female with long hair, and I wouldn't dare cut it myself - can't reach the back to make sure it's even. The assistance of a SO or friend is invaluable. My BF cut my hair for me for the first time recently, and I have no desire to go back (assuming he stays willing to do it!) Disclaimer: My hair is very curly, so pretty forgiving of minor unevenness, and we went with straight across the bottom. If I was still going for layers, I couldn't have asked him to do it.